Great Olympic Confrontations captures all of the tension and drama of world class competition between the Olympics’ most closely-matched rivals. Both Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe entered the 800 meter final in Moscow with recent world records to their names. Their duel for the Olympic gold was unmatched for sheer excitement. You’ll witness some of the truly magnificent showdowns of the Olympics: Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis in a controversial battle of speed and will and Rafer Johnson’s decathlon struggle with longtime friend C.K. Yang. This is one of three Sports Illustrated videos, done by HBO video with authorized footage from the International Olympic Committee, that was made available to subscribers in 1992 and was not for retail sale. The executive producer was George Berger, and produced by Karen Miller.
